Coin bank



H. .1. K'usEL COIN BANk Filed June 26, 1920 Patented Feb. 27, 1923. "2

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HARBiYj-T. KUESEIQIOF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOBTO STRONG-HAET'COMPANY,

CHICAGO, ILIiI-N 0128, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS. I I

COIN BANK.

Application filed J'une26, 19,20. Serial 110,391,335.

T 0 all who m it may concern.

Be 1t known that I, HARRY J. KUsnL, a citizen oi the Un ted States,residing. at

Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,'have invented acertainnew and useful Improvement in Coin Banks, of which the followingis a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being' badto the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

.My invention relates to coin banks, and particularly to a form thereofknown as .registering banks, for I registering the number of coins andconsequently the amount-of money. inthe bank- The object of theinvention is to provide a simple and practical form of registering-coinbank.

Another. object ofthe invention is to permit the bankto be readily.opened to permit the removal ofthe coins and also to be effectivelylocated to prevent unauthorized removal of the same. I

.Another object ,o'f theinvention is to provide a construction whichwill permit the banks .being made inlarge numbers at low expense. i

I'nqthe accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation. of. aregistering coin bank embodying I my present invention Fig. 2 is an endelevation 01 the same Fig; 3 is alongitudinal section ofthe bank on anenlarged scale; v

Fig. 45 is a cross section taken on line ie-{l in 3;

F ig. 5' is a horizontal section taken on line 5. "5 in Fig. 3..

Referring to the drawings I show a bank A, preferably made in somewhatoval shape body 1, as best shown in Fig.5, and with a flat toplandflatbottom 3. The body 1 is preferably made of a sheet metal band benttotheproper shape. and having its meeting edgeslel (Fig.5) securedtogether by a flfeml disc 5, whielris secured to the opp sidesof'said-ba-nd by means of rivets 66. The metal disc 5 may be circular inform and made, if desired, to be used as a name plate, to bear the nameand location of the banking institution putting out the coin bank, andalso, if desired, some advertising or thrift suggesting matter. v

The top 2 of the bank carries a member 8 which is so constructed as toprovide with the casing 1 two coin chambers 9-'-9, one ateach end ottheoval'body. 'Thismember Shas a central body portion 10, with cylin driccurved surfaces or walls"11.11 having substantially the curvature of theopposite ends of the body 1, so thatthe chambers 9 are substantiallycircular in cross section so as to accommodate the coins. The body 10 ispreferably made of two parts 1O andlO", v

secured firmly together, as by grazing, to make a-single solid member.The member 8 is'secured by means of rivets 1el.1 iand the top2'isremovably fitted overithe top of the casing 1. as by provi'ding'said'top2 with an overhanginglip or edge 15. The top. 2.. being removable fromthe body 1,;tl1e member'S secured to the top 2 is 'also'removabl'e .Withsaid top and accordingly is arranged to slide in and out of thecasing 1. This-re or boltl9, thepurpose. of which will be here:

inafterpointed out. The top 2=is provided withan aperture 21) coincidingwith the well 16 so as to afford communication between the well 16 andthe outside of the bank.

The; bottom 3 is'also arranged to fit removably or detachably onthe'lower. end of the body or casing 1', and is to. such extent pro.vided with an upwardly projecting'rim or lip 21. As an arrangement forlocking;the bottom 3' temporarily in place, a'lug or clip 24: issecuredito the bottom 8 as by rivets 25, (.Fig. i) and this clip 24:. isprovided with a threaded aperture adapted to receive the threaded endoithe bolt 19. 'Tl e"bolt'19 may befturnediby means of a key inserted inthe well 16, thebolt 19' and the keyhaving cooperating engaging members,as for example, by providing the bolt 19 with a In order to lock thebottom 3 in position, the bolt 19 is turned so as to screw it into thelug 24.

In using the bank the two chambers 9-9 are usually filled with coins andthen the bottom 3 is removed so as to permit the removal of the coins.The coins simply fall out of the bank, leaving the open bottoms of thechambers 9, the member 10 adhering to the top 2. This makes a verysimple arrangement, it being necessary only to unlock and remove thebottom 3, in order to empty the bank. After it is emptied, the bottom 3is again placed and locked in position and the bank again filled more orless with coins, as desired.

In order that it may be known just how many coins there are in the bank,the ends of the casing 1 are preferably provided with indicating slots2828 below the coin slots 1", and these slots 28 are preferably at aninclination, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the coins may be seen to bestadvantage. These inclined slots are disclosed and claimed in applicationNo. 363,013, filed March 3, 1920, by Isidor J. Kusel, :tor coin bank,and hence are not claimed herein.

It will be understood that changes and modifications may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. A coin bank having a casing provided with an interior member dividingthe casing into coin chambers open at their lower ends, said casinghaving a removable bottom, and means for locking the bottom in positionto close the chambers, said means being operable through the top of thebank.

2. A coin bank having a casing provided with a removable bottom aninterior member dividing the interior of the easing into coincompartments open at their lower ends, said interior member having arecess or well extending downwardly from the top of the bank, and meansdetachably connecting said interior member tothe removable bottom so asto lock the bottom in position closing the lower end of saidcompartments.

3. A coin bank having a casing provided with a removable bottom aninterior member dividing the interior of the easing into coincompartments open at their lower ends. said interior member having arecess or well extending downwardly from the top of the bank, and meansat the bottom of said well or recess for locking the bottom. of the bankin position to close the open lower ends of said compartments, saidmeans comprising a threaded bolt.

4;. A coin bank comprising an oblong casing having a flat top and flatbottom, said bottom being detachable from the bank, a

member inside of the bank for dividing the interior into coin chambersopen at their lower ends, said member being secured to the top, andmeans operable through the top of the bank for detachably securing thebottom to said member so as to close the open lower ends of thechambers.

5. A coin bank comprising an oblong cas-,

an aperture in the member and engaginga threaded socket with which thebottom is provided.

6. A coin bank comprising an oblong casing having a flat topand fiatbottom, said bottom being detachable from the bank, a member inside ofthe bank for dividing the interior into coin chambers open at theirlower ends, said member being secured to the top, and means operablethrough the top of the bank for detachably securing the bottom to saidmember so as to close the open lower end of the chambers, said membercomprising a screw bolt passed through an aperture in the member andengaging a threaded socket with which the bottom is provided, said screwbolt being located at the bottom. of a well formed. in the centralportion of said interior member.

7. A coin bank comprising a casing provided with an interior member:tormingcoin chambers which. are open at their lower ends, a detachablebottom for closing and opening the open lower ends of said coinchambers, and locking means for temporarily locking the bottom inposition to close the lower ends of the coin chambers, said. lockingmeans operable through the top of the bank.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 7th day of June A.11,1920.

HARRY J. KUSEL'.

